ferp 0.8.8

Terminal-first file navigator and FSCP automation workbench built with Textual.

FER​P – For Executing Repetitive Processes

FERP is a terminal-friendly file manager and automation workbench. It combines an interactive file navigator, contextual metadata inspection, and a protocol-driven script runner so you can explore directories and execute repeatable workflows through a TUI—without requiring terminal knowledge.

Highlights

• Keyboard-first navigation
  • A full list of keys are available in the app.
• Context panes
  • Script list reads from the user config config.json (platformdirs).
  • Output panel streams FSCP results and records transcripts under the user data logs directory.
  • README modal (Enter on a script) displays bundled documentation.
• Managed script runtime
  • Scripts execute via the FSCP host ↔ script protocol.
  • Interactive prompts, confirmations, progress, and structured results are supported.
  • Logs are timestamped and automatically pruned (default 50 files / 14 days).

Quick Start

pipx install ferp

[!NOTE] To use the default scripts, open the command palette (Ctrl+P) and select Install/Update Default Scripts.

[!WARNING] This option is intended for users who do not wish to manage scripts manually. It will remove any existing scripts you have installed.

If you prefer to install scripts individually, create a bundle for the desired script using the source files from ferp-scripts.

Configuring Scripts

Scripts are declared in your user config config.json (created on first script install). Each entry defines:

• script: path to the executable (e.g. scripts/ferp.zip_dir/script.py).
• target: current_directory, highlighted_file, or highlighted_directory.
• file_extensions: optional list of suffixes (for highlighted_file targets).
• Optional README at scripts/<id>/readme.md.

Each script lives under scripts/<id>/ (the directory name matches the fully-qualified ID, such as ferp.zip_dir). Inside the directory:

• script.py contains the executable FSCP script.
• readme.md provides the optional documentation shown inside FER​P.

Dev toggle for script config

During development you can point FER​P at the repo copy of ferp/scripts/config.json instead of the user config file:

FERP_DEV_CONFIG=1 python -m ferp

When enabled, FER​P reads the config directly from the repository and skips the one-time copy into the user config directory.

Authoring FSCP Scripts

Python scripts executed from FER​P speak the FSCP protocol. See SCRIPT_AUTHORS.md for the SDK guide, examples, logging, cancellation, cleanup, and packaging details.

Terminal Commands

FERP opens your system terminal in the current directory (shown in the top bar).

• Open a terminal using Ctrl+t.
• The spawned terminal inherits the current working directory.
• On Windows system, prefers PowerShell and falls back to CommandPrompt.

Task List

FERP includes a lightweight task list for quick capture and review.

• Press t to add a task from anywhere in the UI.
• Press l to open the task list and review or mark tasks as complete.
• Tag tasks with @ for text highlighting and filtering.
• Toggle completion status with the space bar.
• The task status indicator updates automatically as tasks are completed.

Other Features

• Script catalog refresh: Reload the script list after editing config.
• Default script updates: Pull the latest default scripts from the release feed.
• Process list: View and stop running scripts from the command palette.
• Tasks: Capture quick tasks and review them in the task list.
• Themes: Switch themes from the command palette.
• Startup directory: Set the default path Ferp opens on launch.
• Logs: Open the latest transcript log from the command palette.